addition
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The meaning (definition) of the word addition
putting numbers together to make a bigger number, like 2 plus 2
The word addition used in a sentence
“We learned addition when we put numbers together.”
Words that mean the same as addition (synonyms)
putting together
Words that mean the opposite of addition (antonyms)
subtraction
How the word addition is said around the world
| French | ajout (ahzhoo) |
| Spanish | suma (soomah) |
| Mandarin | 添加 (tiān jiā) |
| Hindi | जोड़ना (gyohrnah) |
| Arabic | إضافة (eedahfah) |
| Russian | добавление (dobavlenie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | adição (uhdeesuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | adição (ahjeesuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 追加 (tsuika) |
| German | Zusatz (tsoozahts) |
| Urdu | اضافہ (izahfah) |
| Punjabi | ਜੋੜ (gyohr) |
| Korean | 덧셈 (deossem) |
| Hebrew | תוֹסֶפֶת (tohsayfayt) |
| Greek | πρόσθεση (prosthese) |
| Dutch | toevoeging (toovooghing) |
| Tagalog | karagdagan (kahrahgdahgahn) |
| Vietnamese | phép cộng (feurp kohng) |
| Turkish | ek (ek) |
| Persian | علاوه بر این (ahlahvay bahr een) |
| Polish | dodatek (dawdahtek) |
| Ukrainian | додавання (dodavannya) |
| Bengali | সংযোজন (shawngjohgyawn) |
| Swedish | tillägg (tiluhg) |
| Italian | aggiunta (ahjoontah) |
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